Practice question
Does liberal construction provide a general license to disregard every other provision of the Rules of Court?
- Yes, whenever requested.
- No; Viva Shipping Lines expressly rejects that proposition.
- Yes, whenever an appeal is involved.
- Yes, if counsel uses the word equity.
- Yes, whenever a pleading is lengthy.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html — Rule 1, Section 6.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2016/feb2016/gr_177382_2016.html — Viva Shipping Lines v. Keppel, G.R. 177382, February 17, 2016, main opinion, Parts II–IV.
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